Sequestered in the blackness of the dreaded Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas, surrounded by nameless creatures of evil, Raistlin Majere weaves a plan to conquer the darkness - to bring it under his control. Crysania, a beautiful and devoted cleric of Paladine, tries to use her faith to lead Raistlin from the darkness. She is blind to his shadowed designs, and he draws her slowly into his neatly woven trap. Made aware of Raistlin’s plan, a distraught Caramon travels back in time to the doomed city of Istar in the days before the Cataclysm.

5 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE, Passionless, and Dry Narration

By
Matthew
on
08-11-13

Dragons of the Hourglass Mage

The Lost Chronicles, Volume 3

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Sandra Burr

Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
370

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
287

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
291

Raistlin Majere has become a Black Robe wizard and travels to Neraka, the lord city of the Dark Queen, ostensibly to work for her, though in reality he means to further his own quest for power. But Takhisis finds out that the dragon orb has entered her city and sends her draconians to find and destroy the wizard who has it in his possession. Before her agents can strike, though, Raistlin finds out that Takhisis means to take control of all wizardly magic.

4 out of 5 stars

narrator blows

By
terry
on
02-17-16

Dragons of Summer Flame

Dragonlance: Chronicles, Book 4

By:
Tracy Hickman,
Margaret Weis

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
459

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
424

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
433

Summer has come to Krynn, a summer unlike any before. The sun bears down on land and sea, searing the world with relentless light and heat. Clouds and rain are nowhere to be found, and even the darkness of night brings little relief from the strange and oppressive day. Meanwhile, those who commune regularly with their gods are uneasy. Every day, their deities become more distant, more difficult to reach. Clerics' prayers go unanswered, and magic goes awry.

4 out of 5 stars

Boehmer's Back

By
Trey Weller
on
08-27-16

Dragons of the Dwarven Depths

The Lost Chronicles, Volume 1

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Sandra Burr

Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
593

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
395

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
402

The companions believe they have slain the evil Dragon Highlord Verminaard. They have rescued the refugees from Pax Tharkas and taken them to a valley in the Kharolis mountains.

4 out of 5 stars

weird reading

By
Greg
on
11-09-12

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Dragonlance: Chronicles, Book 1

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,743

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
2,538

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,560

Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws the companions deeper into the shadows, forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.

2 out of 5 stars

COULDN'T FINISH LISTENING

By
Eleanor H.
on
04-01-15

Dragons of the Highlord Skies

The Lost Chronicles, Volume 2

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Sandra Burr

Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
406

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
269

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
277

Kitiara discovers that a former lover, Tanis Half-elven, and his friends were responsible for the death of Highlord Verminaard. This revelation puts Kit in danger, for Emperor Ariakas hears of the connection and suspects Kit of having arranged the assassination.

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

By
Carlee Pierce
on
08-13-16

Time of the Twins

Dragonlance: Legends, Book 1

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Ax Norman

Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
784

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
734

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
740

Sequestered in the blackness of the dreaded Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas, surrounded by nameless creatures of evil, Raistlin Majere weaves a plan to conquer the darkness - to bring it under his control. Crysania, a beautiful and devoted cleric of Paladine, tries to use her faith to lead Raistlin from the darkness. She is blind to his shadowed designs, and he draws her slowly into his neatly woven trap. Made aware of Raistlin’s plan, a distraught Caramon travels back in time to the doomed city of Istar in the days before the Cataclysm.

5 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE, Passionless, and Dry Narration

By
Matthew
on
08-11-13

Dragons of the Hourglass Mage

The Lost Chronicles, Volume 3

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Sandra Burr

Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
370

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
287

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
291

Raistlin Majere has become a Black Robe wizard and travels to Neraka, the lord city of the Dark Queen, ostensibly to work for her, though in reality he means to further his own quest for power. But Takhisis finds out that the dragon orb has entered her city and sends her draconians to find and destroy the wizard who has it in his possession. Before her agents can strike, though, Raistlin finds out that Takhisis means to take control of all wizardly magic.

4 out of 5 stars

narrator blows

By
terry
on
02-17-16

Dragons of Summer Flame

Dragonlance: Chronicles, Book 4

By:
Tracy Hickman,
Margaret Weis

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 25 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
459

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
424

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
433

Summer has come to Krynn, a summer unlike any before. The sun bears down on land and sea, searing the world with relentless light and heat. Clouds and rain are nowhere to be found, and even the darkness of night brings little relief from the strange and oppressive day. Meanwhile, those who commune regularly with their gods are uneasy. Every day, their deities become more distant, more difficult to reach. Clerics' prayers go unanswered, and magic goes awry.

4 out of 5 stars

Boehmer's Back

By
Trey Weller
on
08-27-16

Dragons of the Dwarven Depths

The Lost Chronicles, Volume 1

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Sandra Burr

Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
593

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
395

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
402

The companions believe they have slain the evil Dragon Highlord Verminaard. They have rescued the refugees from Pax Tharkas and taken them to a valley in the Kharolis mountains.

4 out of 5 stars

weird reading

By
Greg
on
11-09-12

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Dragonlance: Chronicles, Book 1

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,743

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
2,538

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,560

Lifelong friends, they went their separate ways. Now they are together again, though each holds secrets from the others in his heart. They speak of a world shadowed with rumors of war. They speak of tales of strange monsters, creatures of myth, creatures of legend. They do not speak of their secrets. Not then. Not until a chance encounter with a beautiful, sorrowful woman, who bears a magical crystal staff, draws the companions deeper into the shadows, forever changing their lives and shaping the fate of the world.

2 out of 5 stars

COULDN'T FINISH LISTENING

By
Eleanor H.
on
04-01-15

Dragons of the Highlord Skies

The Lost Chronicles, Volume 2

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Sandra Burr

Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
406

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
269

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
277

Kitiara discovers that a former lover, Tanis Half-elven, and his friends were responsible for the death of Highlord Verminaard. This revelation puts Kit in danger, for Emperor Ariakas hears of the connection and suspects Kit of having arranged the assassination.

5 out of 5 stars

Performance

By
Carlee Pierce
on
08-13-16

The Second Generation

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Gabra Zackman

Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
177

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
165

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
167

Years have passed since the end of the War of the Lance. The people of Ansalon have rebuilt their lives, their houses, their families. The Companions of the Lance, too, have returned to their homes, raising children and putting the days of their heroic deeds behind them. But peace on Krynn comes at a price. The forces of darkness are ever vigilant, searching for ways to erode the balance of power and take control. When subtle changes begin to permeate the fragile peace, new lives are drawn into the web of fate woven around all the races.

5 out of 5 stars

Good story

By
Tom Hiltbrunn
on
01-04-15

Dragons of a Fallen Sun

Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Book 1

By:
Margaret Weis,
Tracy Hickman

Narrated by:
Marieve Herington

Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
247

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
220

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
222

The people of Krynn have known war in past ages. Some are still alive who remember the triumph of good at the conclusion of the War of the Lance. Still more remember the devastation of the Chaos War, which ended the Fourth Age of the world. But now a new war is about to begin, more terrible than any have known. This war is one for the very heart and soul of the world itself.

4 out of 5 stars

Worst narrator I've heard. Read this one instead.

By
Brian
on
03-18-15

The Legend of Huma

Dragonlance: Heroes, Book 1

By:
Richard A. Knaak

Narrated by:
Richard Topol

Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
286

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
267

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
268

Only fragments of the account of Huma survived the Cataclysm that broke the world of Krynn. The fullness of his tale has never been told – until now. One man took up the call to defend the world against the Queen of Darkness. He was the first Hero of the Lance, driven by his devotion to the Oath and the Measure and his love for a silver dragon. His life made him a hero. Here is the tale that made him a legend….

5 out of 5 stars

Great story.

By
RYAN
on
06-26-13

Darkness & Light

Dragonlance: Preludes, Book 1

By:
Paul B. Thompson,
Tonya C. Cook

Narrated by:
Paul Boehmer

Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
44

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
39

Story

4 out of 5 stars
41

Before the War of the Lance... The Companions have gone their separate ways, each vowing to return with news of the growing darkness in Ansalon. Sturm Brightblade, a warrior whose honor is his life, and Kitiara, a passionate woman of uncertain loyalties, travel north in search of Sturm's long-lost father. Before they reach their destination, a band of gnomes begs for their help. But nothing with gnomes ever goes as planned. The two adventurers are soon thrown into a perilous adventure that will take them beyond the realms of Ansalon, through love and hate, to darkness and light.

5 out of 5 stars

I love gnomes with super powers

By
Jed Dornoff
on
06-11-15

Amber and Ashes

Dragonlance: Dark Disciple, Book 1

By:
Margaret Weis

Narrated by:
Leslie Bellair

Length: 10 hrs and 1 min

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
83

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
74

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
74

The audio edition of the new novel from New York Times best-selling author Margaret Weis. The audio edition of the opening title in a new trilogy from Dragonlance setting co-creator Margaret Weis takes up where the War of Souls series left off with the central character, Mina. While following her story, this new trilogy also explores the chaos that is post-war Krynn. This is Weis’s first solo trilogy in the Dragonlance world.

3 out of 5 stars

terrible narrator

By
Jacob
on
04-23-16

The Magic of Krynn

Dragonlance Tales, Vol. 1

By:
Margaret Weis (editor),
Tracy Hickman (editor)

Narrated by:
William Dufris

Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
53

Performance

3.5 out of 5 stars
45

Story

3.5 out of 5 stars
46

Is Raistlin truly dead? The answer lies in the new Dragonlance novella by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which gazes into the future of Caramon and his mage-son, and into the dark nether-past of Raistlin. Tales of sea monsters, dark elves, ice bears, hideous hydra-headed serpents, and loathsome draconian troops.

Further adventures of the kender Tas; the innkeepr Otic and young Tika; the dwarf Flint and Tanis, leader of the companions; Caramon and Raistlin, twin brothers, one, a genial warrior, the other, a sickly magician and scholar.

1 out of 5 stars

Do not purchase

By
Natalie
on
02-08-17

The Dawning of a New Age

Dragonlance: Dragons of a New Age, Book 1

By:
Jean Rabe

Narrated by:
Josh Clark

Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
47

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

The Summer of Chaos has ended. Ansalon's nightmare has only just begun. The gods have departed the world, heralding a new Age of Mortals. But before the dust of war can settle, vast shadows cover the land. Dragons have come to Ansalon, larger and more powerful than any ever seen, and they will wreak havoc on nations still trembling from war. As the lands themselves begin to change under the dire magic of the new dragon overlords, new heroes arise to lead the fight for freedom.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Story!

By
SD Shopper
on
02-06-18

Kindred Spirits

Dragonlance: Meetings Sextet, Book 1

By:
Mark Anthony,
Ellen Porath

Narrated by:
Kevin Stillwell

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
63

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
57

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
57

When Flint Fireforge, dwarf and metalsmith, receives a wondrous summons from the Speaker of the Sun, he journeys to the fabled elven city of Qualinost. There he meets Tanis, a thoughtful youth born of a tragic union between elf and man. Tanis and Flint, each a misfit in his own way, find themselves unlikely friends.But a pompous elf lord is mysteriously slain, and another elf soon meets the same fate. Tanis stands accused, and if his innocence cannot be proven, the half-elf will be banished forever.

4 out of 5 stars

Great Book!

By
João
on
02-26-13

Vinas Solamnus

Dragonlance: Lost Legends, Book 1

By:
J. Robert King

Narrated by:
Liam O'Brien

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
21

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
18

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
18

Vinas Solamnus: soldier, nobleman, priest. Vinas Solamnus: rebel, commander, conqueror. Vinas Solamnus: author of The Oath and the measure and founder of the Solamnic Knights. No knight was ever nobler, more spiritual, more idealistic than Vinas Solamnus...but he wasn't always that way. The story of his early years, his education, and his crucible is truly one of the most famous....

5 out of 5 stars

more please

By
Kyle Teach
on
08-29-16

Night of the Eye

Dragonlance: Defenders of Magic, Book 1

By:
Mary Kirchoff

Narrated by:
J. P. Linton

Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
15

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
15

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
15

It will soon be the Night of the Eye, a rare time when all three moons align in high sanction over the lands of Krynn. On the eve of Guerrand DiThon's political marriage to a rival family, the young noble is visited by a strange, powerful mage who knows more about him than he does himself. Seduced by promises of wizardly might, Guerrand slips away beneath the triple moons and journeys for the Tower of Wayreth. No one thinks he will survive the deadly trek to the tower, but he does. It's only then that Guerrand realizes that he has made many enemies in his journey....

5 out of 5 stars

A brilliant walk into Dragonlance

By
Anonymous User
on
10-09-17

Chosen of the Gods

Dragonlance: The Kingpriest Trilogy, Book 1

By:
Chris Pierson

Narrated by:
Kevin Stillwell

Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
25

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

The Kingpriests have reigned for centuries in the name of Paladine, the supreme god of good. But danger lurks in the empire's heart. The Kingpriest has foreseen his own death, and dark forces converge on the Temple, vying to control the throne. Following a prophetic dream, a high priestess of Paladine sets forth in search of a worker of miracles, one who can lead the way to the triumph of light over darkness: the Lightbringer, the true chosen of the gods.

5 out of 5 stars

First attempt of Audible - an amazing experience!

By
George Bonfim
on
03-18-17

Firstborn

Dragonlance: Elven Nations Trilogy, Book 1

By:
Paul B. Thompson,
Tonya C. Cook

Narrated by:
Steve Coulter

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
49

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
45

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
45

When the leader of the Silvanesti elves dies, conflict threatens to drive his sons apart. While Sithas wishes the elves to withdraw more and more from any contact with other races, Kith-Kanan and his Wildrunners forge connections and trade goods with the humans of Ergoth. As the world of Krynn watches, a new elven nation rises from the strife.

5 out of 5 stars

After all this time

By
Jesse
on
04-17-13

Publisher's Summary

A mage's soul is forged in the crucible of magic. Raistlin Majere is six years old when he is introduced to the archmage who enrolls him in a school for the study of magic. There the gifted and talented but tormented boy comes to see magic as his salvation. Mages in the magical Tower of High Sorcery watch him in secret, for they see shadows darkening over Raistlin even as the same shadows lengthen over all Ansalon.

Finally, Raistlin draws near his goal of becoming a wizard. But first he must take the drea Test in the Tower of High Sorcery. It will change his life forever - if he survives.

Fantastic story

Any additional comments?

This was a fantastic story and was the first Dragonlance novel I have ever read/listened to. I was drawn to Raistlin's character, and now I am very interested in reading further Dragonlance novels that feature Raistlin to see where his story goes from here.

There are many fantastic characters in this book. The twins, Raistlin and Caramon, are very interesting dichotomies of each other, and I found myself liking both characters. I also loved the Kender race, and the Kender nature makes me smile; the rambling, cheery tales and behavior by a Kender in this story have made me laugh out loud,serving as comedic relief.

The performance was excellent, and I listened with ferocity, breezing through the entire novel in just a few days.

My Favorite Character

I have loved the Dragon Lance books since I was a teenager. I have loved Raistlin since then as well. I was beyond happy when these books first came out as it was a story of him and his life in more detail then you get in the other books. That is the basic premises of these books and if you know Raistlin but do not know theses stories you will find you did not really know Raistlin.

I am very VERY happy to say the narration did not ruin this book, as I am often afraid of when listening to old favorites. They changed the character voices such that you could distinguish them and better then that the voices fit the personalities of the characters very very well. I will actually look for more books by this narrator and hope he continues to perform as well as he did in this book.

Well done prelude

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is one of my favorite Dragonlance books. It did a great job of covering the early life of one of the most interesting characters of the series. It also felt like a real novel whereas the original trilogies you could sometimes tell were there in part to create interest in the D&D game. Overall it was pretty well paced with all it had to cover and stayed pretty close to what was expected from all the previous novels and short stories about Raistlin. My only complaint would be that it was implied that the twins along with Sturm spent many more years traveling with Flint and Tanis. In this book they pretty much spent 1 year together and only went on 1 trip with all of them. But it was still a very enjoyable book.

By far this book has been a favorite of mine!

I love this book and story so much. I first read this when I was a nerdy little girl in Jr High, dreaming of knights, hero's, mages, and dragons. Here I am in my mid 30s and I am still that same nerdy little day dreamer who loves fantasy and I found this book and Raistlin's story definitely stood the test of time! I still adore him, understand him, somewhat relate to, and bleed for him... to the point that every rpg character I have ever created has at least a smidge of Raistlin in them.

If you have managed to get through life without reading the Dragonlance saga, I highly recommend reading it. Just realize this series is older, fantasy, and is better to read than to listen to. This narrator leaves a lot to be desired, but is sufficient.

I hope you love this story as much as I do! Enjoy!

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dominic

10-17-16

Start here..

If you're at a loss on where to begin with Dragonlance, have no fear & just start here..

Overall

4 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

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4 out of 5 stars

Steven A. McKay

04-15-15

Bit slow

Quite a good listen if you can get past how twee it is. I loved the Dragonlance books as a teenager so thought I'd give this a go. I'm glad I did and will listen to the next in the series but it's not without its faults... Caramon speaks like a 6 year old even when he becomes an adult and he's portrayed as if he's retarded all through the book. I remember really liking the character so I'm surprised at how he's been written here. He can't even make a cup of tea without spilling water all over the floor! The story is okay although not a lot happens for long sections. All in though, I liked it!